Carcillo seeking offense

But left wing plans to keep physical play

Daniel Carcillo might have a more offensive mind-set going into the season, but he knows neither he nor the team will stray from coach Wayne Gretzky's work ethic mantra.

"We were young last year, and we are gonna be young again, and I think the biggest thing is do what we did last year, kind of work teams into the ground with our skating and physical play," said Carcillo, who led the NHL in penalty minutes as a rookie.

"You've got to pound the body, and that's one of the biggest things to get yourself into the game, and when they're worn down, you can work them down low and hopefully put the puck in the net."

Carcillo worked on his skating in the off-season and has gotten quicker on the ice. He will be called upon to contribute more on the offensive end. Last season, he had 13 goals and 11 assists.

Reinprecht ready to go

"We made some trades over the summer," he said. "We addressed some of the issues we wanted to get better at. It's going to be exciting with some of the good young talent coming in, Olli (Jokinen)joining the team and some awfully good players who are going to help out immensely."

Reinprecht said the team's unexpected success last season should go a long way in building confidence and he believes the team can follow the same script of getting better each month.

That plays into Gretzky's theory that younger players will get better only one way: by getting ice time.

"We'll be looking for them to get better as players and ultimately have the kind of success we had last year," he said.

Player swap

The Coyotes acquired defenseman Sean Zimmerman from the New Jersey Devils in exchange for left wing Kevin Cormier. Zimmerman will take part in the upcoming Coyotes rookie camp that begins Sunday and the regular training camp that begins the following week, both at Jobing.com Arena.

Zimmerman, 21, spent last season with the Lowell Devils of the AHL, recording six assists and 47 penalty minutes in 66 games. Cormier, 22, played for the Arizona Sundogs of the CHL last season, collecting three goals, two assists and 104 penalty minutes in 23 games.